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Mark Fuhrman dies at 74: How did former LA cop, convicted of lying during OJ Simpson murder trial, died; check cause of deathMark Fuhrman, the detective who found a glove at O.J. Simpson's home, has passed away at 74. Fuhrman was a key figure in the high-profile S...
SC questions its own verdict denying bail to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel ImamThe Supreme Court has voiced strong concerns regarding the denial of bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam. Judges highlighted th...
Assam court convicts 20, acquits 25 in mob lynching case of Nilotpal Das and Abhijit NathA Nagaon court has convicted 20 individuals in the lynching of Abhijit Nath and Nilotpal Das. This verdict comes eight years after the inci...
High courts upheld only 8 per cent of death sentences; SC confirms none in recent years: ReportThe study by Square Circle Clinic, a criminal laws advocacy group with the NALSAR University of Law in Hyderabad, found that an overwhelmin...
Victims of crime, their heirs can file appeal against acquittal of accused: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has affirmed that victims of crime, including their legal heirs, possess the right to appeal against the acquittal of an ...
Sajjan Kumar conviction: A timeline of eventsFormer Congress MP Sajjan Kumar was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of two individuals during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Initi...
Over 5,200 money-laundering cases registered by ED since 2014: GovtFrom 2014 to 2024, the Enforcement Directorate registered over 5,200 money-laundering cases, achieving 40 convictions and 3 acquittals. Min...
Order of acquittal ought not be interfered with lightly, says SCA bench of justices U U Lalit and S R Bhat set aside the March 2019 judgement of the Madras High Court which had restored the order convict...
NIA court convicts 10 people, acquits one in 2013 Patna serial blasts that left six dead"The NIA had submitted charge-sheets against 11 people in the course of investigation. Of these, one was a minor and his case was referred ...
Gulshan Kumar murder case: Abdul Rashid surrenders before Mumbai court as per HC orderOn July 1, the high court had quashed his acquittal and sentenced him to life imprisonment, noting that he was one of the persons who shot ...
Gulshan Kumar murder case: HC upholds acquittal of producer Ramesh Taurani, confirms conviction of one accusedA division bench of Justices S S Jadhav and N R Borkar also quashed the acquittal of another accused in the case- Abdul Rashid Merchant, br...
2014-17: Courts acquit 3,268 people booked by CBI for graftA total of 755 persons were acquitted by courts in 184 corruption cases during 2017 (till November), Minister of State for Personnel Jitend...
Haryana govt to challenge acquittal of 117 workers in Maruti caseThe trial court in Gurugram had, in March, convicted 31 employees of Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL), including 13 on charges of murder,...
Bilkis Bano rape case: Bombay HC upholds life imprisonment to 12 convictsOn March 3, 2002, at the height of the Gujarat riots, Bilkis Bano and her family members were attacked by a riotous mob in Devgad-Baria vil...
Another plea against J Jayalalithaa acquittal to be heard by SCA petition raising technical faults in the acquittal of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in assets case by the Karnataka High Court
Trial court orders are overturned by high court in 90% of cases: LawyersActor Salman Khan, ac quitted by the HC of all charges in the 2002 Bandra hit-and-run case, is not an exception. He is among thousands of a...
- No conviction for mere demand of dowry: Supreme Court
SC has ruled a person cannot be convicted for merely demanding dowry.